Ta’am Ha’Ir: The second largest food festival in the world this week in Tel Aviv. May 26-29, Park HaYarkon: Come and Eat
Isragirl Presents : Taste of the City Food Festival, Photo by nfc.co.il ©
Get ready and hungry…the 13 Ta’am HaIr (Taste of the City in Hebrew) festival is here…100 restaurants, most of them from Tel Aviv, and some from other parts of the country will celebrate this week 60 years of Israeli Taste.
For those unfamiliar with this tasty festival, the rules are simple: over a 100 restaurants participate, which means they pick a few dishes from their menu and they serve it in small portions for 20-25 NIS (about €4). This format allows visitors to taste very expensive dishes from highly posh restaurants without having to take a loan….
Hundreds of thousands of people come to the festival each year from all over the country (Unfortunately for me…I live near by and suffer the traffic jams) – they gather in HaYarkon Park and start eating till they cant eat no more. It’s a culinary dream and adventure, and a huge Eat Out celebration of tastes, colors and aromas. And, people, lots of people.
Usually, the top restaurants of the city (i.e. Tel Aviv) have a stall in the festival and although it’s not as comfortable as eating in the restaurant, it’s an excellent opportunity to taste a lot and not pay so much.
The “Taste of the City” is the second largest food festival in the world, after the Taste of Chicago, and with Israeli impossible love towards food, it will probably become number one in a few years…To make things even more exciting the festival will offer (aside from the restaurants stands): organic food, gourmet dairy products, exotic vegetables and fruits, fresh and original breads, spices and herbs, wide verity of olive oils, smoked fish and meet, patisseries and pastry-chefs, home-made jams and chocolate artists (and they are artists…).
When: Monday, May 26 – Thursday, May 29: From 5.30 pm till 11pm
Where: HaYarkon Park, Tel Aviv
Tip: Don’t come too late, good stalls tend to get “raided” and finish their food early. Also, it may get very crowded on the last night of the festival. If you cant stand having too many people around you…this is not the festival for you. If you are young and hormonal – it’s THE pick up venue for the week.
Tip2: Check out this Eat Out guide to learn more about Israeli food and restaurants.
Eat and Drink for Less than 4 Euro a dish at the Taste of the City. Get to know Israeli taste, Israeli Restuarants and Israeli Love for Food…
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